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Show IJ4 3fik F A L S E FRIEND*- Don Ped. I have. Don Fel. W h y do you not then treat m e like a Fa-ther and a Friend ? The Myftery you make to me of Jaft Night's difturbance, 1 take unkindly from you. C o m e tell m e your Grief, that if 1 can 1 may alTuage it. D o n Ped. Nothing but Vengeance can give m e eafe. D o n Fel. If I defire to know your Wrongs, 'tis to aflift you in revenging 'em. D o n Ped. K n o w then, that laft Night in this Apartment I found D o n Guzman and D o n John. D o n Fel. GuTrnan and Alvarada / D o n Ped. Yes -, and Leonora almoft naked between, them, crying out for Aid. Don Fel. Were they both guilty ? D o n Ped. O n e was come to force her, t'other to refcue her. D o n Fel. Which was the Criminal ? Don Ped. O f that I yet a m ignorant. They accufe each other. Don Fel. Can't your Wife determine it ? D o n Ped. The Darknefs of the Night put it out of her power. D o n Fel. But I perhaps may bring fome Light to aid you. I have part in the Affront: And tho my Arm's too old and weak to ferve you, m y Counfel may be ufeful to your Vengeance. K n o w then, that Don Guzman has a long time purfu'd m y Daughter ^ and I as refolutely refus'd his Suit: Which however has not hin-dred him from fearching all Occafions to fee and fpeak to her. D o n John, on his fide. D o n Ped. D o n John's m y Friend, and I am confid e n t - - D o n Fel. That Confidence deftroys you. Hear my Charge, and be your felf his Judge. He too has been a preffing Suitor to m y Daughter. Don Ped. Impoflible. Don Fel. T o m e m y felf, he has own'd his Love to # The FALSE F R I E K D # Don Ped. Good Gods! Yet ftill this leaves tho u ftery where it was ; this Charge is equal. * M ? " Don i*>. 'Tistrue ; but yonder's one (if vou can make her fpeak) I have reafon to believe can* tell us more. Ho, Jacmta / lUi us . &nter Jacinta. Jactn. D o you call me, Sir? Don Fel. Yes; D o n Pedro wou'd fpeak with ton [To Don Pedro afide.] I'll leave you with her; pr'efs fer ! / 7 6 u a n d T P r o m i K and if you find your Wife in fault, old as I am, her Father too, I'll raife my Arm to plunge this Dagger in her Breaft : and bv that Fermety convince the World, my Honour's dearer * T ^ L ^ v [Ex. Don Fel. Don Ped. afide.] Heaven grant m e power to ftifle m y Rage, till 'tis time to let m y Vengeance fly. * Jacinta come near; I have fome Bufinefs with you. Jacin. afide.] His Bufinefs with m e at this time'cars be good for nothing, 1 doubt. [Jacin. to D o n Ped.] What Commands have you Sir, for m e ? for I'm not very well. Don Ped. What's your diforder ? Jacin. A little fort of a fomething towards an Ague* I think. 5 * Don Ped. You don't feem fo ill, but you may tell me ; Jacin. O , I can tell you nothing, Sir, I aflure you. Don Ped. You anfwer m e before you hear m y Qiieftion. That looks as if you k n e w - - Jacin. I know that what you are a going to ask m e, is a Secret I'm out at. Don Ped. offering her a Purfe.] Then this fhall lei thee into it. Jacin. I know nothing of the matter. Don Ped. Come, tell m e all, and take thy Rewards Jacin. 1 know nothing of the matter, I fay. Don Ped. drawing his Sword.] Speak j or by all the Flame and Fire of Hell Eternal. Jacin. O Lard, O Lard, O Lard! Bon Ped. Speak j or th'art dead. Jacw* |